archangel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: archangel	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for archangel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
archangel n an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally Synonym(s): garden angelica, archangel, Angelica Archangelica
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Archangel \Arch`an"gel\, n. [L. archangelus, Gr. 'archa`ggelos: cf. OF. archangel, F. archange. See {Arch-}, pref., and {Angel}.] 1. A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy. --Milton. 2. (Bot.) A term applied to several different species of plants ({Angelica archangelica}, {Lamium album}, etc.).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Archangel (1Thess. 4:16; Jude 1:9), the prince of the angels.